In eleven minutes i got more helpful informations than in two weeks of my welding course. Big Thanks!

As a non-welder, I'm fascinated by the information presented by Jody and the no nonsense way he clearly explains the subject at hand. The extreme close-ups of his welding tips are nothing short of art -- the art of a master welder. First rate every time! Thank you, Jody!! Roy Lewis Buffalo, NY USA

I have been welding for years now, TIG, MIG and ELECTRODE, but I come to this site to watch his videos every time I have to take a test for a job. He talks the ART and SCIENCE of welding. I know metallurgy of Carbon steel, but this man gives it to you in every day language. I hope he makes a lot of money on his projects as it will be well earned....as he has ALSO helped me make some. LOL.

This video is much more clear than one I watched a few minutes ago. Thumbs up.

Best explanation of the aluminum welding process I've ever heard. Covered it all! Now I know what equipment to get. Not attempt to cheap out, but start at the top.

i've tried to explain the AC balance to newbies to aluminum. you are indeed a good teacher and i enjoy just listening to you.

I have learnt a lot from Jody's videos, helped me find and sort out faults with all aspects of different welding techniques. Thank you.

I love these specific videos talking about advanced topics. Where I weld I'm on a syncro 250 watercooled, bouncing from ally to steel to stainless. Deep dive rabbit hole videos help a lot, thank you.

One of your best videos, sofar there Jody, You poke a little fun about the talking head, but you carry the face to face real well! The subject explaination, marveling! Thanks, Keith

What a library you've collected here Jody, I'm watching and learning and applying this information to my work here at the end of 2019, and moving forward I'll be using your videos for reference if I have a question or if I'm unsure of what settings to use and what technique is proven. Thanks for your commitment to those that follow.

Another thank you for taking your time to create and post this video, I've just been having my first proper go at welding something useful, a new tank on the side of an aluminum intercooler, getting loads of crap in the weld and finding it very hard to focus the arc. Nice new clean aluminum sheet vs a crap thin radiator...I was really struggling. Top man thanks again.

Excellent videos, I like the way you show the actual welds and the comparison of how each one is affected differently. Keep up the good work, us amatuers need all the help we can get!

Once again a pure treasure of knowledge! Thanks for the heads up on the crappy gas lenses, I think that may be the source of my problems as I changed the back cap, Teflon front bushing

Thanks for another great video. I love the arc shots, I can see what is happening better than when I do it in person! really helps to understand the process better. Keep it up and I look forward to more.

Thanks for making these videos,i've just started a welding course,and i find that the information you give is easy to follow and very interesting.Keep it up!

Hey man just wanted to say that's the best aluminum ac/DC and balance adjustments on the Web for sure. I'm a union pipefitter/welder and have tig in power plants all over Texas to Hawaii and just wanted to say I get alot of good useful information from you and keep up the good work cause uve answered alot of questions no one could.

I wish you had these videos back when I was learning how to weld in 1961.My instructor could weld but couldn't teach worth a damn. It sure made it hard for us students. I learn more from one of your videos than from that instructor in a month.

Best educational video I've seen, you are a great teacher :-)

Yup...this is probably THE most helpful video on AC TIG welding that I've seen on KZfaq, and I've watched about every one of them that I can find. Now if I only had a TIG machine to try it out on, but that's down the road a bit. But there is definitely a TIG Finger (or two) in my future. Thanks Jody!

Jody you have helped me more than you will ever know. Thank you sir!

Been watching for a few years you've taught me a lot of stuff. All I've done for you on return is buy a tig finger wish I could help you out some more thanks jody!

Very clear, through, and takes the mystery out of it. Wish my old 1975 Airco "Heliwelder" had some of those fancy features!

It's about time someone explained this topic to me. Your explanation was fantastic and it even made sense to a noob welder like me! (also from Buffalo NY)

I really enjoyed the video, especially the different way the makers present the controls. Thanks Jody keep keep up the good work.

Your the man jody! thank you so much for all that you do, and the knowledge you pass us down.

Great video!!! I love the way you get to the point with necessary info. And no fluff like most you tube video. Thanks again and keep up the good videos!!

10/10 Excellent video! Factual, straight to the point, no nonsense. Thanks

Kick ass video! Thank you! I just bought my first tig welder (everlast 200dv) very clear video and helps me a lot. New subscriber.

Very interesting! Welding spot extremely well visible. Love it! Greetings from Europe. I'd like to see the same settings without adding material. So the effect would be even better visible.

Finally a good explanation on AC balance! thanks!

That's a brilliant summary, Jodi.

These are awesome setting suggestions! Thanks,

This helps a lot. I was having issues with contamination despite adjusting gas flow and cleaning and -- it's probably my gas lens. Thanks!

thank you sir. I appreciate the knowledge your giving us.

Another great instructional video from the master, PROPS BRO!!! best welding channel on YT, thanks as always...

This is good stuff, very technical. Just a slight adjustment makes for such a difference in the weld.

Nice tip on the gas lens. The cleaning difference was an eye opener.

These videos are gold!

Great easy to comprehend explanation! Thank you!

Great video, very helpful to show me where I screwed up. First time tig welding Al, not pretty! Thanx

Fantastic Video jody! Am prowd to say im one of your disciples! Ive learnt more from Welding Tips and Tricks than any other welding resources on the Planet.......................Keep up the Outstanding work! Regards Lou :-)))))))))))

thank you for the every thing you give us

Terrific video, a lot of great detailed information, video of weld process, and comparisons.

Jodie, your the best, and I did buy two tig fingers,, lol.. enjoyed the the ac balance and tig cup vid, clears up some issues I had with balling up tungsten.. TIG WELDERS DO IT HOTTER!!..

Very interesting the effect the gas lens can have on the clean weld besides just setting the balance. Thank you

I have no words to thanks wat you do and well you doit. TY VERY MUTCH for your videos lessons. Please dont stop.

Wow! Thanks for another great vid. Helped me out alot.

Great video very imformative ,keep it up !

Sweet Job! Joe! excellent beautiful work! thank you very very much!

I am learning a lot from you and thank you for that. My machine is a 200 amp ac dc Riland and i am now welding old engine casings. My balance goes from -5, zero at the middle and to the right it goes to +5. Could you tell me even aprox. where the 65 may be positioned?

Great explanation, thanks for posting.

This was a HUGE help.

Awesome video, Jody! Thank you very much!

Great Info!!! Thanks for posting these informative videos!!

Thanks for posting this! I learned a lot.

You are such a good teacher

@weldingtipsandtricks Hardenable stainless steels that contain small % aluminum alloying and it works. Pretty well

Excellent video, pertinent and concise, many thanks!!

Exceptionally good video, even by your high standards Jody!! Thanks! Andy :)

Great video Jody!

Jody, I had the good fortune of coming to age surrounded by some of the finest welders (and men) who ever scratched an arc and you are right up there with the best of them. Now, where is your shop or do you only teach? Rich

You are a welding encyclopedia. Holy shit I had no idea welding got so complicated. Thanks for a great video.

another homerun Jody thanks for the great info

VERY Helpful thanks for taking your time to post.

great video !!! better than the one that comes with the miller dynasty.

You're the man Jody

well educative video, pls wht kind of welding machine and electrod can i use when welding aluminum thanks

Outstanding video - well explained and demonstrated. Now I know why I am getting some pepper in my welds. Thanks for the great explanations.

man that was some real good tips thanks!

thanks for taking the time to explain things. I see you do a little bit of welder review, could you put the eastwood tig on the list, I think it is built buy the same place that builds the longevity 200sx tig,

thanks, very excellent explanatory video.

Simply awesome!! Thanks!!

Thank you so much. It helped me a lot. Thank you!

thanks for addressing the DC NEG on aluminum. i lost a sweet job offer at spacex cause they wanted welders who could weld DC NEG and welding school doesn't teach it, but i was able to get a days practice with it. well i blew a hole in 1/2" thick aluminum test plate. DCNEG aluminum is very hot!

Great video Jody! Im trying to run some beads on aluminum with a hobart tigwave 250, not a lot of videos out there using these old machines. The ac balance setting on there has a little mark where it says "AC Balanced" but the arc wanders like a drunk hobo. I guess i need to move it closer to the "dc fig/Stick setting," kinda counter intuitive... Do you have access to any old non inverters to do a setup video with? That would rock! Thanks for all the info!

I’ve never tig welded, and didn’t understand the whole ac wave thing, ... it makes complete sense to me now.

I was just trying to remember EN and EP which one does the cleaning and balls up. I thought must be EN because the current flows into the electrode and watched the video again to find you saying the other way around Then remembered I was told at college current actually physically flows from negative to positive! I wouldn't mind but I've been an electrician for the last 25 years and never considered that since!

Thank you for your tips.!

thank you Keith can you talk about the terminals of the dinasty miller 200 amps the hearth lead stays on positive and the torch lead on negative or the other way thank you ...

Thanks from Slam Bang fishing lodge helps me out

You're Doing excellent job. But I would like to see more on the one I'm purchasing Everlast PowerTIG 200DV 200amp 110/220 Dual Voltage PULSE ACDC Welder.

Great video! I understand this better now. Will be fun to try it out next time I weld :-)

At what prosentage do you set it to make a ball on the tungsten? I know not everyone make one, do you recommend making a ball or just letting it ball up as you go? Know you are a fan of sharpening it as well, and I have tried that for shorter small welds with good results. I guess one might combine that with high prosentage of material heat for very tight beads under the perfect circumstances :-)

Please do a video on Anodized Aluminum. It's quite common in the Marine industry...and there is really no good info out that that I can find. Thank You.

Thank you! you're the best.

Got a little lost in the various brands' jargon. Is AC balance adjusting pulse width ratio or pulse height ratio? Is the 99 setting on the miller essentially pulsed DC-EN? Now I want to see what an osmelliscope has to say.

I hope sir that you make a lot of money because if not, you should be. Writing books and making vids !! I have never found a more useful set of videos on youtube for all types of welding. Thank you from us all for doing this !!!!

Excellent Video!!! Thank`s

Great video ! two thumps up !

I'd really like to see a video on the different ways to prepare your tungsten for different types of metals. I.e. How do you prepare your tungsten for say aluminum or mild steel or chrome Molly.

Hello, Very nice video!!! very interesting. How can you tell if the gas lance is good or bad??

Once again great video. I wish our school had as good education videos :/

Jody , Another great video . Are you going to compare Dynasty vs. new Everlast unit ? I been waiting for that new everlast to come out since march .

Good demonstration. I now better understand how to adjust the AC balance on my tig welder when welding aluminum.

@workwillfreeyou I have experimented on hardenable

Is the Miller 250dx welding machine good at aluminum welding and how to set up its frequency; thank you from Egypt.

I'm thinking about buying one of these types of units. We weld with a miller Syncrowave at work. When I mentioned a Dynasty one of my coworkers cringed. He complained that the HF on the dynasties was very loud and very high pitched/annoying. I'm not picking up on that in your videos would you say it's that bad?

Hi there, I have a Miller Syncrowave 200. I am trying to weld alum. I am having issues with getting the right settings, I am welding 1/8" Any advice on what settings I should set at. I am not getting a weld pool. I am burning though , and the filler rod is melting as I start to apply before I get to the pool. Or where the pool should be. The balance reads 1-10, I am set on AC, set on 115 AMPS. I am dead in the water here.

What tig torch you holding and using in this video

Thank-You for that Great Video ! My understanding of it is - With the AC balance setup for predominantly cathode negative and by way of example using a 60-70% negative consequently 30-40% cathode positive - that the negative transmits a sufficient amount of thermal energy into the material (Aluminium) thus burning of the oxide - with the remaining 30-40% positive cathode causing a thermodynamic flow - drawing excess heat and oxide/crud up away from the pool - instead of it all been "overcooked" in a splattering pool. With Aluminium melting at 1200F and the Oxide melting at 3600F a 1/3 or 3:1 in total temperature difference - is it a fair assumption that those physical properties correlate to an [approximate] AC balance of 65% negative and 35% positive - similar proportion (considering Lens and material properties thickness)…